Joel Mabus Hiawatha Music Festival Performance

Joel Mabus, who was born in 1953, was synonymous with the "American Celtic" style of music in the 1980s. The host of "In the Pines" described this style as a cross of "a southern Illinois country and bluegrass guitar player with Irish music." He describes himself as a "folksinger, instrumentalist, songwriter, and teacher." Since his first album in 1980, he has released 29 albums and headlined at many major folk festivals.